| 单词 | griot |
| 释义 | griot[ gree-oh, gree-oh, gree-ot ] / griˈoʊ, ˈgri oʊ, ˈgri ɒt / nouna member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc. Origin of griot1955–60; <French, earlier guiriot, perhaps ultimately <Portuguese criado domestic servant, altered in W African coastal creoles Words nearby griotgrindstone, grind to a halt, gringa, gringo, grin like a Cheshire cat, griot, grip, gripe, gripe water, gripey, gripman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for griotgriot / (ˈɡriːəʊ, ɡriːˈɒt) / noun(in Western Africa) a member of a caste responsible for maintaining an oral record of tribal history in the form of music, poetry, and storytelling Word Origin for griotC20: from French guirot, perhaps from Portuguese criado domestic servant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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